版權已售: UK – Harper Collins; US - Knopf; Netherlands - Mouria ’Spice is deliciously rich in odors, savors and stories. Spice is deliciously rich in odors, savors, and stories. Jack Turner quickens history with almost bardic magic, pouring his personality into his narrative without sacrifice of scholarship.’---Felipe Fernandez-Armesto菲利普．費南德茲－阿梅斯托《食物的歷史－透視人類的飲食與文明》
“A fascinating and scholarly book that can help you improve both your cooking and your sex life. An excellent piece of work.”---Peter Mayle彼得．梅爾
New Scientist
’a hugely enjoyable book, written with erudition, style and wit’
“Spice is an erudite and engaging account of how foodstuffs can change the flow of history.”---New York Times Book Review
’A splendid book...[Jack Turner] writes uncommonly well.’ ---Philip Ziegler
’This splendid book is full of intriguing information...Turner has written an erudite, urbane and original book - an appetising debut.’---
Sunday Telegraph
’gloriously controlled, evocative description’ ---Daily Telegraph
’a mixture of potted history and cultural inquiry...fascinating...served up in small portions and edible in more or less any order.’---The Scotsman
’gloriously controlled, evocative description...scholarly intensity and narrative talent.’ ---The Daily Telegraph
’Sumptuous...Turner quotes well and widely from literature, and has a flair for anecdote’---The Guardian
"Jack Turner handles his subject with discernment and confidence, his style appropriately brisk and animated. . . . Impressive and reassuring is his combination of sympathetic understanding and tough-minded rationalism. Although he never condescends to the past, neither does he ever blur the line that separates fascinating lore from the objective truths of science." ---Los Angeles Times
“A nifty grab bag of a book. Entertaining and informative.”---San Jose Mercury
"Based on research that is broad and deep, Turner succeeds remarkably well in capturing the evanescent attractions of spice."---Orlando Sentinel
“Stimulating. . . . Spice is stuffed with memorable details. . . .Turner writes with pace and intelligence.”---New Statesman
“Turner brings serious scholarship to bear on his subject, quoting from all manner of obscure texts in ancient languages. But his gentle, ironic wit makes him a light-hearted companion. . . . The book shimmers with life, with real people springing from every page, some of them millennia old. . . . Turner’s enthusiasm carries it all forward with terrific momentum.”---The Tablet